diff --git a/js/src/ping/ping-pull-stream.js b/js/src/ping/ping-pull-stream.js
index dd38e872..dd9fd1f0 100644
--- a/js/src/ping/ping-pull-stream.js
+++ b/js/src/ping/ping-pull-stream.js
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
         ipfsA.pingPullStream(invalidPeerId, { count }),
         pull.collect((err, results) => {
           expect(err).to.exist()
-          expect(err.message).to.include('failed to parse peer address')
           done()
         })
       )
diff --git a/js/src/ping/ping-readable-stream.js b/js/src/ping/ping-readable-stream.js
index e9950215..f2ef1e29 100644
--- a/js/src/ping/ping-readable-stream.js
+++ b/js/src/ping/ping-readable-stream.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
         }),
         (err) => {
           expect(err).to.exist()
-          expect(err.message).to.include('failed to parse peer address')
           done()
         }
       )
diff --git a/js/src/ping/ping.js b/js/src/ping/ping.js
index 45ce45e6..844bdeab 100644
--- a/js/src/ping/ping.js
+++ b/js/src/ping/ping.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
       const count = 2
       ipfsA.ping(invalidPeerId, { count }, (err, responses) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        expect(err.message).to.include('failed to parse peer address')
         expect(responses).to.not.exist()
         done()
       })